By Maya Gebeily and Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon’s government is set to discuss a plan on Friday for disarming Hezbollah, a critical juncture in a standoff between the Iran-backed group which is refusing to give up its weapons and rivals who want it to disarm in line with U.S. demands. Calls for Hezbollah’s disarmament …
By Andrei Khalip and Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) -At least 15 people died and 18 were injured on Wednesday when Lisbon’s Gloria funicular railway car, which is popular with tourists and is one of the city’s symbols, derailed and crashed, an emergency medical service spokesperson told reporters. Authorities did not identify the victims or disclose …
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By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) -A feud between top Ukrainian law enforcement agencies that sparked a political crisis in July flared up again this week after the SBU security service accused anti-corruption watchdogs of deliberately targeting a former high-ranking agent. The public showdown between the agencies first erupted after the SBU arrested two anti-graft officials …
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By Andrei Khalip (Reuters) -At least 16 people were killed and more than 20 injured when a car on Lisbon’s Gloria funicular railway line crashed after it derailed in one of the Portuguese capital’s deadliest public transport accidents. Authorities are investigating the cause of the accident. Below are some facts about the line: – The …
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By Sergio Goncalves and Miguel Pereira MADRID (Reuters) -A Lisbon resident who thought he was going to die as a funicular car hurtled towards him had a narrow escape when it crashed into a building metres away, killing at least 17 people. Abel Esteves, his wife and their grandson were among about 40 passengers about …
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By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) -French female boxers have been barred from competing at the inaugural World Boxing Championships in Liverpool after failing to meet a deadline for a genetic sex test that the French Boxing Federation (FFBoxe) said was incompatible with French law. World Boxing, which issued a list of competitors for Thursday’s opening …
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MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s high speed trains to and from Madrid were either halted or delayed on Thursday afternoon, as a result of a computer outage, railway infrastructure operator Adif said in a post on X. Adif said its backup system was working and that service was being gradually restored. (Reporting by Inti Landauro; editing by …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – A car drove into people in the German capital Berlin on Thursday, injuring several people in what the emergency services said was an accident. Some children were lightly injured and an accompanying adult was severely injured, a spokesperson for Berlin fire brigade said. (Reporting by Rachel More and Tanya Daube and Madeline …
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PARIS (Reuters) -France’s Socialist Party said on Thursday it will raise taxes on the super rich and reject austerity if it takes the reins of power after the expected fall of Prime Minister Francois Bayrou next week. Opposition parties have said they will vote against Bayrou in a confidence vote on Monday which he called …
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By Jan Wolfe and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump has pushed the boundaries of executive power to impose sweeping tariffs, crack down on immigration and attempt to fire a Federal Reserve governor, and these actions could dominate the U.S. Supreme Court’s upcoming docket. “It’s about to be, ‘Does the president have the power …
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